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Sunday 18 August 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Mallon wins Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open
Summerlea Golf & Country Club, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 August 2002 · Meg Mallon’s win no. 14 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.2 million USD · Bank of Montreal
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/24°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/22°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 51 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/19°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 56 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Catriona Matthew SCO · 287Led by one entering the final round and by two after birdieing the 1st, but drove into the bushes at the 12th for a triple bogey and bogeyed 13, 15 and 18 to close with a 77 Mallon claims title in windy conditions (Golf Today, AP copy, via Wayback Machine)
- Michelle Ellis AUS · 287Closed with a 74 in gusting wind to tie for second, three back Final scores from Canadian Women's Open (AP, ESPN.com, via Wayback Machine)
- Michele Redman USA · 287Closed with a 72 to tie for second, three back Final scores from Canadian Women's Open (AP, ESPN.com, via Wayback Machine)
· cut +8, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open
Summerlea Golf & Country Club, Summerlea Golf & Country Club, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Meg Mallon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 August 2002
And I was so happy to got my 14th win. I was not happy being stuck on 13 for two years. So it's fun to get my 14th.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 August 2002
You watch the Golf Channel at home in the winter time and it's just loaded with Canadian callers. And people in the middle of January in Nova Scotia wanting to know how to fix their golf swing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 August 2002
Obviously I'm very disappointed. I got a great start. Birdieing the first hole. Getting to 7. Just like I say that 12th hole the triple there just really threw me behind
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Mallon | 71 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T2 | Catriona Matthew | 70 · 70 · 70 · 77 | 287 | −1 |
| T2 | Michele Redman | 69 · 74 · 72 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T2 | Michelle Ellis | 69 · 71 · 73 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| 5 | Se Ri Pak | 73 · 72 · 68 · 75 | 288 | E |
| T6 | Gloria Park | 69 · 71 · 73 · 76 | 289 | +1 |
| T6 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 74 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Laura Diaz | 71 · 76 · 70 · 73 | 290 | +2 |
| T8 | Lorie Kane | 74 · 75 · 70 · 71 | 290 | +2 |
| T8 | Susan Ginter-Brooker | 76 · 75 · 67 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1963-04-14, Natick, Massachusetts; USA; turned pro 1987; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
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